I gained a D200 when a customer wanted to trade it for the RB67 I had on
my site. Personally I love the D200, great build quality, image
quality. Less than a year ago, it was still being sold as a new item
from N*kon. Bottom of camera is clearly marked "Made in Thailand".
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Andrew Fildes wrote:
> On 22/09/2009, at 10:10 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> I don't know that you'd find an official description anywhere but I
>> think it's fairly clear that, just like Canon, single digit bodies are
>> professional or pro-sumer grade, double digit bodies are pro-sumer
>> grade
>> and triple digit bodies are consumer grade.
>
> And quadruple digit bodies are entry level. :-)
>
>> Nikon had seemingly been
>> following a similar numbering system but has recently announced bodies
>> with model numbers that don't seem to fit the pattern.
>
> Not quite - the D200 was better than the DXX's and that continued
> although the new entry level is in the thousands.
>
> Andrew Fildes
> Chief Reviewer
> digital photography & design magazine
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>
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